Marva Collins
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
Overview
Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.
Trailer
Preview Clip: The Marva Collins Story (1981, Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly)
Cast
Clarence Collins
Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Cindy Collins
Mashaune Hardy
Cindy Collins
Patrick Collins
Brett Bouldin
Patrick Collins
Eric Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Eric Collins
Cynthia Rawls
Dianne Kirksey
Cynthia Rawls
McCloud
Steven Williams
McCloud
Ida Banbower
Frankie Hill
Ida Banbower
Chester Boland
Charlie Brown
Chester Boland
Lela Boland
Marsha Warfield
Lela Boland
Louise Jones
Ce Ce Thompson
Louise Jones
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